[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 211 (Monday, November 2, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 58678-58679]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-29305]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 52 and 81

[CT051-7209b; A-1-FRL-6182-1]


Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans and 
Designations of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; State of 
Connecticut; Approval of Maintenance Plan, Carbon Monoxide 
Redesignation Plan and Emissions Inventory for the Connecticut Portion 
of the New York--N. New Jersey--Long Island Area

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve a redesignation request, 
maintenance plan, and emissions inventory submitted by the State of 
Connecticut to redesignate the Connecticut portion of the New York--N. 
New Jersey--Long Island Area carbon monoxide nonattainment area 
(hereinafter the southwest Connecticut nonattainment area) to 
attainment for carbon monoxide (CO). Under the Clean Air Act amendments 
of 1990 (CAA), designations can be revised if sufficient

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air quality data is available to warrant such revisions. This revision 
proposes to establish the area as attainment for carbon monoxide and 
require the state to implement their 10 year maintenance plan. In 
addition, EPA is proposing to approve the 1993 periodic emissions 
inventory for CO emissions. In the final rules portion of this Federal 
Register, EPA is approving the redesignation request as direct final 
rule without prior proposal because the Agency views this as a 
noncontroversial revision and anticipates no adverse comments. A 
detailed rationale for the approval is set forth in the direct final 
rule. If no adverse comments are received in response to that direct 
final rule, no further activity is contemplated in relation to this 
proposal. If EPA receives adverse comments, the direct final rule will 
be withdrawn in a timely manner and all public comments received will 
be addressed in a subsequent final rule based on this proposal. EPA 
will not institute a second comment period on this rule. Any parties 
interested in commenting on this rule should do so at this time.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 2, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to Susan Studlien, Deputy Director, 
Office of Ecosystem Protection (mail code CAA), U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region I, JFK Federal Bldg., Boston, MA 02203-2211. 
Copies of the State submittal and EPA's technical support document are 
available for public inspection during normal business hours, by 
appointment at the Office of Ecosystem Protection, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region I, One Congress Street, 11th floor, Boston, 
MA and the Bureau of Air Management, Department of Environmental 
Protection, State Office Building, 79 Elm Street, Hartford, CT 06106-
1630.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey S. Butensky, Environmental 
Planner, Air Quality Planning Unit of the Office of Ecosystem 
Protection (mail code CAQ), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
Region I, JFK Federal Bldg., Boston, MA 02203-2211, (617) 565-3583.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For additional information, see the direct 
final rule which is located in the appropriate Section of this Federal 
Register.

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401-7671q.

    Dated: October 21, 1998.
John P. DeVillars,
Regional Administrator, Region I.
[FR Doc. 98-29305 Filed 10-30-98; 8:45 am]
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